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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 03:54 PM Jan 2019

Pelosi Says She Will Skip Trump and Negotiate Directly with Putin (Borowitz)

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Pelosi Says She Will Skip Trump and Negotiate Directly with Putin

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In a bold gambit to end the government shutdown, the House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said on Saturday that she would bypass Donald J. Trump and negotiate directly with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin.

“I owe it to the American people to bring this shutdown to the swiftest possible conclusion, and so I’m avoiding the middleman,” she said.

Pelosi, who is scheduled to board a plane to Moscow Saturday night, said that she had not informed Trump of her plans to deal directly with Putin. “Whatever,” she said.

In an official statement, Putin said that he welcomed Pelosi’s overture and shared her desire to end the shutdown. “At some point, I’d like to visit Yellowstone,” he said.
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Pelosi Says She Will Skip Trump and Negotiate Directly with Putin (Borowitz) (Original Post) Stonepounder Jan 2019 OP
Kick dalton99a Jan 2019 #1
Hah! NastyRiffraff Jan 2019 #2
Sometimes satire ain't far from reality. Nt BootinUp Jan 2019 #3
Getting harder and harder to tell the difference... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #5
I love good satire Gothmog Jan 2019 #4
LOL TomCADem Jan 2019 #6
Far out. She'll be Putin On The Ritz. Firestorm49 Jan 2019 #7
OMFG! How'd you come up with that? erronis Jan 2019 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #18
I know it's satire Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #8
You know what's sad? I actually thought this was real... PeeJ52 Jan 2019 #9
Clever! northoftheborder Jan 2019 #10
Wish everyone hadn't said it's sarcasm. The Fn MONRON in the Oral Office would believe it and SayItLoud Jan 2019 #11
K&R smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #12
K&R burrowowl Jan 2019 #13
I'll finish the OP. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #14
The dump in the WH would think Putie is two-timing him. erronis Jan 2019 #16
Absolutely love Borowitz. marble falls Jan 2019 #17
K&R. Love Borowitz! highplainsdem Jan 2019 #19
K&R UTUSN Jan 2019 #20

Response to Firestorm49 (Reply #7)

 

PeeJ52

(1,588 posts)
9. You know what's sad? I actually thought this was real...
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 06:04 PM
Jan 2019

Maybe she should do it. Eliminate the middle man.

SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
11. Wish everyone hadn't said it's sarcasm. The Fn MONRON in the Oral Office would believe it and
Sat Jan 5, 2019, 06:22 PM
Jan 2019

use the back channel communication system none of us know about to contact Putin!

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